Learning the craft of wood work

I like working with wood and would like to maybe create cabinets or even furniture? My only experiences has been projects around the house. Don't have a router but I would like to buy one and start experimenting. Any sugguestions or plans for easy beginner projects? Also any classes, books, or videos I can look at? Any suggestions would be really appreciated and would like to thank all of you in advance!

Learning the craft of wood work

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Learning the craft of wood work

I would add a sander to the list of must have tools. Don't forget to check with your local school system. Some offer adult night classes really cheap. That will let you get some time working with tools before you make a large investment.

Learning the craft of wood work

I agree with cleveman on the importance of a jointer, but if you make your first project a table for your router, you can build or buy a fence with an offset on the outfeed side and use it for edge jointing.

Buy a book on jigs. There's a lot you can do on a tablesaw or router table with inexpensive shop-built jigs and sleds.

Random orbit sander and detail sander will cover most of those bases.

GOOD measuring tools!

And clamps.....lots of clamps....all sizes and types. Pipe clamps are a good place to start since you can swap them on to various lengths of pipe as needed. Corner clamps are a must have, too. You can NEVER have too many clamps.